First Soy Condition Rating of Year Lowest in Four Years

Corn and spring wheat conditions dropped from the previous week, and USDA’s first soybean condition rating of the year was below last year’s rating at the same time, according to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

This week’s report showed 94% of U.S. corn was emerged, down from 95% a year ago and even with the five-year average of 94%. Sixty-seven of the corn crop was rated in good-to-excellent to excellent condition, down from 68% the previous week.

USDA said 92% of U.S. soybeans were planted as of Sunday, June 11, up from 91% a year ago and above the five-year average of 87%. Seventy-seven percent of soybeans were emerged, even with a year ago and up from the five-year average of 73%. In its first soybean condition rating of the year, USDA estimated that 66% of the soybean crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

Meanwhile, USDA reported that 92% of winter wheat is headed, down from 95% a year ago and up from the five-year average of 91% headed. Seventeen of winter wheat has been harvested, up from 10% a year ago and above the five-year average of 15%. Fifty percent of the winter wheat crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

USDA estimated that 95% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, down from 99% a year ago, but up from the five-year average of 92%. Forty-five percent of spring wheat was rated good-to-excellent, down 10 percentage points from the previous week’s rating of 55%.

In other crop reports, cotton was 92% planted, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 90%. Cotton squaring was 15% compared to the average of 12%. Rice was 94% emerged, compared to 97% on average.

Sorghum was 71% planted, behind the five-year average of 73%. Barley was 91% emerged, compared to 93% on average. Oats were 44% headed, compared to 48% on average.

National Crop Progress Summary

This

Last

Last

5-Year

Week

Week

Year

Avg.

Corn Emerged

94

86

95

94

Soybeans Planted

92

83

91

87

Soybeans Emerged

77

58

77

73

Winter Wheat Headed

92

87

95

91

Winter Wheat Harvested

17

10

10

15

Spring Wheat Emerged

95

90

99

92

Cotton Planted

92

80

87

90

Cotton Squaring

15

11

12

12

Sorghum Planted

71

55

73

73

Sorghum Headed

16

NA

14

13

Oats Headed

44

35

50

48

Barley Emerged

91

84

95

93

Rice Emerged

94

91

98

97

National Crop Condition Summary

(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)

This Week

Last Week

Last Year

VP

P

F

G

E

VP

P

F

G

E

VP

P

F

G

E

Corn

2

6

25

57

10

1

5

26

58

10

1

3

21

60

15

Soybeans

1

5

28

57

9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

3

22

62

12

Winter Wheat

5

11

34

42

8

4

11

36

42

7

2

7

30

49

12

Spring Wheat

7

13

35

38

7

3

8

34

48

7

–

2

19

67

12

Sorghum

–

2

31

62

5

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

3

25

64

7

Cotton

1

4

29

54

12

–

6

33

53

8

1

8

38

45

8

Barley

3

4

21

60

12

2

5

24

57

12

–

1

21

60

18

Oats

4

10

29

49

8

2

8

28

53

9

1

4

25

60

10

Rice

2

5

25

52

16

2

7

25

53

13

2

6

24

53

15

NEBRASKA

For the week ending June 11, 2017, temperatures averaged four to eight degrees above normal and were accompanied by dry conditions, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only the southern tip of the panhandle and a few central counties received significant rain. Producers were irrigating due to the dry conditions. The warm, dry weather allowed planting and other field work to continue. There were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 37 short, 59 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 19 short, 78 adequate, and 1 surplus.

Temperatures averaged two to four degrees above normal across most of the State, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Up to one inch of rain was reported in many areas of western Kansas, with some localized amounts near two inches. Winter wheat harvest has begun in some southeastern counties. There were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture rated 0 percent very short, 9 short, 84 adequate, and 7 surplus. Subsoil moisture rated 0 percent very short, 5 short, 90 adequate, and 5 surplus.